Level Shift Circuit, Integrated Circuit, Electronic Device

ABSTRACT

The present application provides a level shift circuit, an integrated circuit, and an electronic device. The level shift circuit comprises: an input module, configured to output a first control signal according to a first power supply voltage signal, first and second input voltages, inverted voltages of the first and second input voltages that received; a control voltage generation module, configured to receive the first control signal, and generate a plurality of node voltages according to the first control signal and a second power supply voltage signal; and output control modules, configured to generate first to fourth output signals according to the node voltages and the first power supply voltage signal, or generate fifth to eighth output signals according to the second power supply voltage signal and the node voltages.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates to the technical field ofsemiconductors, and in particular, to a level shift circuit, anintegrated circuit, and an electronic device.

BACKGROUND

A level shift circuit is a “conversion interface” between thelow-voltage circuit and the high-voltage circuit. A low-voltage signalis converted into a high-voltage signal through the level shift circuitto realize a control of a low-voltage logic input stage to ahigh-voltage logic output stage. The level shift circuit has been widelyapplied in a display driver, a flash memory, etc.

SUMMARY

The present application proposes a level shift circuit, an integratedcircuit, and an electronic device.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides alevel shift circuit, including:

an input module, configured to output a first control signal accordingto a first power supply voltage signal, a first input voltage, a secondinput voltage, an inverted voltage of the first input voltage and aninverted voltage of the second input voltage that received;

a control voltage generation module, configured to receive the firstcontrol signal and generate a plurality of node voltages according tothe first control signal and a second power supply voltage signal; and

output control modules, configured to generate a first output signal, asecond output signal, a third output signal and a fourth output signalaccording to the node voltages and the first power supply voltagesignal; or generate a fifth output signal, a sixth output signal, aseventh output signal, and an eighth output signal according to thesecond power supply voltage signal and the node voltages;

wherein four different logic states of the first input voltage and thesecond input voltage respectively indicate that the first output signal,the second output signal, the third output signal, and the fourth outputsignal are in high level, and in each logic state, only one outputsignal is in high level and the other three output signals are in lowlevel; and

four different logic states of the first input voltage and the secondinput voltage respectively indicate that the fifth output signal, thesixth output signal, the seventh output signal, and the eighth outputsignal are in low level, and in each logic state, only one output signalis in low level and the other three output signals are in high level.

Optionally, the plurality of node voltages comprise a plurality of firstnode voltages and a plurality of second node voltages, and the outputcontrol modules comprise a first output control module and a secondoutput control module;

the first output control module has first terminals respectivelyconnected to a first output node corresponding to the first outputsignal, a second output node corresponding to the second output signal,a third output node corresponding to the third output signal and afourth output node corresponding to the fourth output signal, and secondterminals connected to second nodes corresponding to the second nodevoltages or first nodes corresponding to the first node voltages, and acontrol terminal configured to receive the second node voltages andcause, according to the second node voltages, the first output node, thesecond output node, the third output node and the fourth output node tobe input with the second node voltages or the first node voltages; and

the second output control module has a first terminal connected to afirst power supply voltage signal terminal, and second terminalsrespectively connected to the first output node, the second output node,the third output node and the fourth output node and a control terminalconfigured to receive the first node voltage and cause, according to thefirst node voltages, the first output node, the second output node, thethird output node and the fourth output node to be input with the firstpower supply voltage signal.

Optionally, the plurality of node voltages comprise a plurality of firstnode voltages and a plurality of second node voltages, and the outputcontrol module comprises a third output control module and a fourthoutput control module;

the third output control module has first terminals respectivelyconnected to a fifth output node corresponding to the fifth outputsignal, a sixth output node corresponding to the sixth output signal, aseventh output node corresponding to the seventh output signal and aneighth output node corresponding to the eighth output signal, and asecond terminal connected to a second power supply voltage signalterminal and a control terminal configured to receive the second nodevoltages and cause, according to the second node voltages, the fifthoutput node, the sixth output node, the seventh output node and theeighth output node to be input with the second power supply voltagesignal; and

the fourth output control module have first terminals connected to firstnodes corresponding to the first node voltages, and second terminalsrespectively connected to the fifth output node, the sixth output node,the seventh output node and the eighth output node and a controlterminal configured to receive the first node voltages and cause,according to the first node voltages, the fifth output node, the sixthoutput node, the seventh output node and the eighth output node to beinput with the first node voltages.

Optionally, the input module comprises a first input sub-module and asecond input sub-module;

the first input sub-module comprises a first transistor and a secondtransistor;

the first transistor has a first terminal connected to the first powersupply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal connected to a firstone of the first nodes (which may be interchanged with a first firstnode or a first-first node herein), and a control terminal connected tothe first input voltage;

the second transistor has a first terminal connected to the first powersupply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal connected to a secondone of the first nodes (which may be interchanged with a second firstnode or a second-first node herein), and a control terminal connected toan inverted voltage of the first input voltage;

the second input sub-module comprises a seventh transistor and an eighthtransistor;

the seventh transistor has a first terminal connected to the first powersupply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal connected to a thirdone of the first nodes (which may be interchanged with a third firstnode or a third-first node herein), and a control terminal connected tothe second input voltage; and

the eighth transistor has a first terminal connected to the first powersupply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal connected to a fourthone of the first nodes (which may be interchanged with a fourth firstnode or a fourth-first node herein), and a control terminal connected toan inverted voltage of the second input voltage.

Optionally, the control voltage generation module comprises a first biasunit, a second bias unit, a first load unit and a second load unit;

the first bias unit is configured to limit voltages of the first one ofthe first nodes and the second one of the first node, and the secondbias unit is configured to limit voltages of the third one of the firstnodes and the fourth one of the first nodes;

the first load unit is configured to control voltages of a first one ofthe second nodes (which may be interchanged with a first second node ora first-second node herein) and a second one of the second nodes (whichmay be interchanged with a second second node or a second-second nodeherein) according to the voltages of the first one of the first nodesand the second one of the first nodes; and

the second load unit is configured to control voltages of a third one ofthe second node (which may be interchanged with a third second node or athird-second node herein) and a fourth one of the second nodes (whichmay be interchanged with a fourth second node or a fourth-second nodeherein) according to the voltages of the third one of the first nodesand the fourth one of the first nodes.

Optionally, the first bias unit comprises a third transistor and afourth transistor;

the third transistor has a first terminal connected to the first one ofthe first nodes, a second terminal connected to the first one of thesecond nodes, and a control terminal connected to the first one of thefirst nodes or a bias voltage terminal; and the fourth transistor has afirst terminal connected to the second one of the first nodes, a secondterminal connected to the second one of the second nodes, and a controlterminal connected to the second one of the first nodes or the biasvoltage terminal;

the first load unit comprises a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor;

the fifth transistor has a first terminal connected to the first one ofthe second nodes, a control terminal connected to the second one of thefirst nodes, and a second terminal connected to the second power supplyvoltage signal terminal; and the sixth transistor has a first terminalconnected to the second one of the second nodes, a control terminalconnected to the first one of the first nodes, and a second terminalconnected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal;

the second bias unit comprises a ninth transistor and a tenthtransistor;

the ninth transistor has a first terminal connected to the third one ofthe first nodes, a second terminal connected to the third one of thesecond nodes, and a control terminal connected to the third one of thefirst nodes or the bias voltage terminal; and the tenth transistor has afirst terminal connected to the fourth one of the first nodes, a secondterminal connected to the fourth one of the second nodes, and a controlterminal connected to the fourth one of the first nodes or the biasvoltage terminal;

the second load unit comprises an eleventh transistor and a twelfthtransistor; and

the eleventh transistor has a first terminal connected to the third oneof the second nodes, a control terminal connected to the fourth one ofthe first nodes, and a second terminal connected to the second powersupply voltage signal terminal; and the twelfth transistor has a firstterminal connected to the fourth one of the second nodes, a controlterminal connected to the third one of the first nodes, and a secondterminal connected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal.

Optionally, the first output control module comprises a first firstoutput control sub-module, a second first output control sub-module, athird first output control sub-module module and a fourth first outputcontrol sub-module;

the first first output control sub-module comprises a thirteenthtransistor and a fourteenth transistor;

the thirteenth transistor has a first terminal connected to the firstoutput node, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of thefourteenth transistor, and a control terminal connected to a second oneof the second nodes; and the fourteenth transistor has a second terminalconnected to a third one of the second nodes, and a control terminalconnected to a fourth one of the second nodes;

the second first output control sub-module comprises a fifteenthtransistor and a sixteenth transistor;

the fifteenth transistor has a first terminal connected to the secondoutput node, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of thesixteenth transistor, and a control terminal t connected to the fourthone of the second nodes; and the sixteenth transistor has a secondterminal connected to the second one of the second nodes, and a controlterminal connected to a first one of the second nodes;

the third first output control sub-module comprises a seventeenthtransistor and an eighteenth transistor;

the seventeenth transistor has a first terminal connected to the thirdoutput node, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of theeighteenth transistor, and a control terminal connected to the third oneof the second nodes; and the eighteenth transistor has a second terminalconnected to the first one of the second nodes, and a control terminalconnected to the second one of the second nodes;

the fourth first output control sub-module comprises a nineteenthtransistor and a twentieth transistor; and

the nineteenth transistor has a first terminal connected to the fourthoutput node, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of thetwentieth transistor, and a control terminal connected to the first oneof the second nodes; and the twentieth transistor has a second terminalconnected to the fourth one of the second nodes, and a control terminalconnected to the third one of the second nodes.

Optionally, the first output control module comprises a first firstoutput control sub-module, a second first output control sub-module, athird first output control sub-module module and a fourth first outputcontrol sub-module;

the first first output control sub-module comprises a thirteenthtransistor and a fourteenth transistor;

the thirteenth transistor has a first terminal connected to the firstoutput node, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of thefourteenth transistor, and a control terminal connected to a second oneof the second nodes; and the fourteenth transistor has a second terminalconnected to a third one of the first nodes, and a control terminalconnected to a fourth one of the second nodes;

the second first output control sub-module comprises a fifteenthtransistor and a sixteenth transistor;

the fifteenth transistor has a first terminal connected to the secondoutput node, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of thesixteenth transistor, and a control terminal connected to the fourth oneof the second nodes; and the sixteenth transistor has a second terminalconnected to a second one of the first nodes, and a control terminalconnected to a first one of the second nodes;

the third first output control sub-module comprises a seventeenthtransistor and an eighteenth transistor;

the seventeenth transistor has a first terminal connected to the thirdoutput node, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of theeighteenth transistor, and a control terminal connected to a third oneof the second nodes; and a second terminal of the eighteenth transistoris connected to a first one of the first nodes, and a control terminalconnected to the second one of the second nodes;

the fourth first output control sub-module comprises a nineteenthtransistor and a twentieth transistor; and

the nineteenth transistor has a first terminal connected to the fourthoutput node, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of thetwentieth transistor, and a control terminal connected to the first oneof the second nodes; and the twentieth transistor has a second terminalconnected to a fourth one of the first nodes, and a control terminalconnected to the third one of the second nodes.

Optionally, the second output control module comprises a first secondoutput control sub-module, a second second output control sub-module, athird second output control sub-module, and a fourth second outputcontrol sub-module;

the first second output control sub-module comprises a twenty-firsttransistor and a twenty-second transistor;

a first terminal of the twenty-first transistor and a first terminal ofthe twenty-second transistor are both connected to the first powersupply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal of the twenty-firsttransistor and a second terminal of the twenty-second transistor areboth connected to the first output node, a control terminal of thetwenty-first transistor is connected to a second one of the first nodes,and a control terminal of the twenty-second transistor is connected tothe fourth one of the first nodes;

the second second output control sub-module comprises a twenty-thirdtransistor and a twenty-fourth transistor;

a first terminal of the twenty-third transistor and a first terminal ofthe twenty-fourth transistor are both connected to the first powersupply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal of the twenty-thirdtransistor and a second terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor areboth connected to the second output node, a control terminal of thetwenty-third transistor is connected to a first one of the first nodes,and a control terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor is connected tothe fourth one of the first nodes;

the third second output control sub-module comprises a twenty-fifthtransistor and a twenty-sixth transistor;

a first terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor and a first terminal ofthe twenty-sixth transistor are both connected to the first power supplyvoltage signal terminal, a second terminal of the twenty-fifthtransistor and a second terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor are bothconnected to the third output node, a control terminal of thetwenty-fifth transistor is connected to the second one of the firstnodes, and a control terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor isconnected to the third one of the first nodes;

the fourth second output control sub-module comprises a twenty-seventhtransistor and a twenty-eighth transistor; and

a first terminal of the twenty-seventh transistor and a first terminalof the twenty-eighth transistor are both connected to the first powersupply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal of the twenty-seventhtransistor and a second terminal of the twenty-eighth transistor areboth connected to the fourth output node, a control terminal of thetwenty-seventh transistor is connected to the first one of the firstnodes, and a control terminal of the twenty-eighth transistor isconnected to the third one of the first nodes.

Optionally, the third output control module comprises a first thirdoutput control sub-module, a second third output control sub-module, athird third output control sub-module module and a fourth third outputcontrol sub-module;

the first third output control sub-module comprises a twenty-ninthtransistor and a thirtieth transistor;

he twenty-ninth transistor and the thirtieth transistor have firstterminals each connected to the fifth output node, second terminals eachconnected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal, andcontrol terminals respectively connected to a first one of the secondnodes and a third one of the second nodes;

the second third output control sub-module comprises a thirty-firsttransistor and a thirty-second transistor;

the thirty-first transistor and the thirty-second transistor have firstterminals each connected to the sixth output node, second terminals eachconnected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal, andcontrol terminals respectively connected to a second one of the secondnodes and a third one of the second nodes;

the third third output control sub-module comprises a thirty-thirdtransistor and a thirty-fourth transistor;

the thirty-third transistor and the thirty-fourth transistor have firstterminals each connected to the seventh output node, second terminalseach connected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal, andcontrol terminals respectively connected to the first one of the secondnodes and a fourth one of the second nodes;

the fourth third output control sub-module comprises a thirty-fifthtransistor and a thirty-sixth transistor; and

the thirty-fifth transistor and the thirty-sixth transistor have firstterminals each connected to the eighth output node, second terminalseach connected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal, andcontrol terminals respectively connected to the second one of the secondnodes and the fourth one of the second nodes.

Optionally, the fourth output control module comprises a first fourthoutput control sub-module, a second fourth output control sub-module, athird fourth output control sub-module module, and a fourth fourthoutput control sub-module;

the first fourth output control sub-module comprises a thirty-seventhtransistor and a thirty-eighth transistor;

the thirty-seventh transistor has a first terminal connected to a fourthone of the first nodes, a second terminal connected to a first terminalof the thirty-eighth transistor, and a control terminal connected to athird one of the first nodes; and the thirty-eighth transistor has asecond terminal connected to the fifth output node, and a controlterminal connected to a first one of the first nodes;

the second fourth output control sub-module comprises a thirty-ninthtransistor and a fortieth transistor;

the thirty-ninth transistor has a first terminal connected to the firstone of the first nodes, a second terminal connected to a first terminalof the fortieth transistor, and a control terminal connected to a secondone of the first nodes; and the fortieth transistor has a secondterminal connected to the sixth output node, and a control terminalconnected to the third one of the first nodes;

the third fourth output control sub-module comprises a forty-firsttransistor and a forty-second transistor;

the forty-first transistor has a first terminal connected to the secondone of the first nodes, a second terminal connected to a first terminalof the forty-second transistor, and a control terminal connected to thefirst one of the first nodes; and the forty-second transistor has asecond terminal connected to the sixth output node, and a controlterminal connected to the fourth one of the first nodes; and

the fourth fourth output control sub-module comprises a forty-thirdtransistor and a forty-fourth transistor; the forty-third transistor hasa first terminal connected to the third one of the first nodes, a secondterminal connected to a first terminal of the forty-fourth transistor,and a control terminal connected to the fourth one of the first nodes;the forty-fourth transistor has a second terminal connected to the sixthoutput node, and a control terminal connected to the second one of thefirst nodes.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides anintegrated circuit, including the level shift circuit described in thefirst aspect, and further including a digital-to-analog converter; and

an output signal from the level shift circuit is used to controltransistors in the digital-to-analog converter to be turned on or off.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides anelectronic device, including the integrated circuit described in thesecond aspect.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions ofthe embodiments of the present application. In order to understand thetechnical means of the embodiments of the present application moreclearly in order to implement them according to the contents of thedescription, and also to make those and other purposes, features andadvantages more clear, the specific implementations of the embodimentsof the present application will be described below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the presentapplication will become apparent and be readily understood from thefollowing description of embodiments with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a traditional level shift circuit;

FIG. 2 is an input and output truth table of the traditional level shiftcircuit;

FIG. 3 is an output waveform diagram of the traditional level shiftcircuit;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an N-type level shift circuit module inan embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a P-type level shift circuit module inan embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an N-type level shift circuit in anembodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another N-type level shift circuit inan embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a truth table of an N-type level shift circuit in anembodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is an output waveform diagram of an N-type level shift circuit inan embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a P-type level shift circuit in anembodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another P-type level shift circuit inan embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a truth table of a P-type level shift circuit in anembodiment of the present application; and

FIG. 13 is an output waveform diagram of a P-type level shift circuit inan embodiment of the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Examples of embodiments of the present application will be illustratedbelow in the drawings throughout which same or similar referencenumerals refer to same or similar elements or elements having same orsimilar functions. Also, detailed descriptions of known technologieswill be omitted if they are not necessary for the illustrated featuresof the present application. The embodiments described with reference tothe drawings are illustrative, merely used for explaining the presentapplication and should not be regarded as any limitations thereto.

It may be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless otherwisedefined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) usedherein have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person ofordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs. Itshould also be understood that terms, such as those defined in a generaldictionary, should be understood to have meanings consistent with theirmeanings in the context of the prior art and, unless specificallydefined as herein, should not be interpreted in idealistic or overlyformal meaning.

It may be understood by those skilled in the art that singular forms“a”, “an”, “said”, and “the” may be intended to include plural forms aswell, unless otherwise stated. It should be further understood thatterms “include/including” used in this specification specify thepresence of the stated features, integers, steps, operations, elementsand/or components, but not exclusive of the presence or addition of oneor more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements,components, and/or combinations thereof. It should be understood that,when an element is referred to as being “connected to” another element,it may be directly connected to the other element or provided withintervening elements therebetween. Also, “connection” as used herein mayinclude wireless connection. As used herein, the wording “and/or”includes all or any of one or more associated listed items orcombinations thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is a traditional level shift circuit,including: two N-type MOS (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) transistors N1, N2and four P-type MOS transistors P1,

P2, P3, P4. Gates of the MOS transistors N1 and N2 are respectivelyinput with an inverted input voltage of an input voltage. When the inputvoltage IN<0> has a low level (i.e., a logic value 0), the invertedinput voltage INB<0> has a high level (i.e., a logic value 1), thus theMOS transistor N1 is not turned on, the MOS transistor N2 is turned on,and a gate of the MOS transistor P3 is input with a reference groundvoltage GND so that the MOS transistor P3 is turned on. A source of theMOS transistor P1 is input with a high voltage signal V, and a drain ofthe MOS transistor P1 is short-circuited with the gate thereof, thus thedrain of the MOS transistor P1 outputs an inverted output voltageOUTB<0> of the logic value 1. Because the MOS transistors P2 and P4 arenot turned on, the output voltage OUT<0> is in logic 0. When the inputvoltage IN<O>has the logic value 1, the inverted input voltage INB<0>has the logic value 0, thus the MOS transistor N2 is not turned on, theMOS transistor N1 is turned on, and a gate of the MOS transistor P4 isinput with a reference ground voltage so that the MOS transistor P4 isturned on. A source of the MOS transistor P2 is input with ahigh-voltage signal V, and a drain of the MOS transistor P2 isshort-circuited with the gate thereof, thus the drain of the MOStransistor P2 outputs an output voltage OUT<0> of the logic value 1.Because the MOS transistors P1 and P3 are not turned on, the outputvoltage OUTB<0> has the logic value 0. Similarly, when the input voltageIN<1> has the logic value 0, the inverted output voltage OUTB <1> hasthe logic value 1, and the output voltage OUT<1> has the logic value 0.When the input voltage IN<1> has the logic value 1, the inverted outputvoltage OUTB <1> has the logic value 0, and the output voltage OUT<1>has the logic value 1. The truth table corresponding to the level shiftcircuit of FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. 2 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the logic state of the input voltage IN is alwaysthe same as the logic state of the output voltage OUT, and the logicstate of the inverted input voltage INB is always the same as the logicstate of the inverted output voltage OUTB. The traditional level shiftcircuit can only output a pair of high voltage signals with oppositephases according to the input voltage. The traditional level shiftcircuit can only convert low-voltage signals into high-voltage signals,and does not have a decoding function. Therefore, output voltages needto be decoded by a large number of transistors arranged in thedigital-to-analog converter after being received by theanalog-to-digital converter from the level shift circuit, resulting in alarge layout area of the analog-to-digital converter.

In addition, referring to FIG. 3 , FIG. 3 is an output waveform diagramof a traditional level shift circuit. When the output voltage OUTchanges from the logic value 1 to the logic value 0, the inverted outputvoltage OUTB changes from the logic value 0 to the logic value 1,resulting in overlapping of the output voltage OUT and the invertedoutput voltage OUTB. When the voltage in the overlapping area is greaterthan turn-on voltages of the transistors in the analog-to-digitalconverter, some transistors in the analog-to-digital converter may beturned on at the same time and short-circuit current (DAC short in FIG.3 represents the short-circuit area of the analog-to-digital converter)may be produced, which may introduce noise to the circuit and interferewith the transmitted signal.

Based on the above problems, the present application proposes a novellevel shift circuit which is used to solve the problem that thetraditional level shift circuit does not have a decoding function andthere is an overlapping phenomenon during transitions between high andlow levels.

The technical solutions of the present application and how to solve theabove technical problems by the technical solutions of the presentapplication will be described below based on specific embodiments indetail.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , an embodiment of the presentapplication provides a level shift circuit, including: an input module100, a control voltage generation module 200, and an output controlmodule 300. The input module 100 is configured to output a first controlsignal according to a received first power supply voltage signal V1, afirst input voltage IN<0>, a second input voltage IN<1>, an invertedvoltage INB <0> of the first input voltage and an inverted voltage INB<1> of the second input voltage. The control voltage generation module200 is configured to receive the first control signal, and generate aplurality of node voltages according to the first control signal and asecond power supply voltage signal V2. Referring to FIG. 4 , the outputcontrol module 300 is configured to generate a first output signal Y0, asecond output signal Yl, a third output signal Y2 and a fourth outputsignal Y3 according to the node voltages and the first power supplyvoltage signal V1. Alternatively, referring to FIG. 5 , the outputcontrol module 300 is configured to generate a fifth output signal Y0′,a sixth output signal Y1′, a seventh output signal Y2′ and an eighthoutput signal Y3′ according to the second power supply voltage signal V2and the node voltages.

Referring to FIG. 4 , four different logic states of the first inputvoltage IN<0> and the second input voltage IN<1> (IN<0> and IN<1> are00, 10, 01, 11) respectively indicate that the first output signal Y0,the second output signal Y1, the third output signal Y2, and the fourthoutput signal Y3 are in high level (i.e., have the logic value 1), andin each logic state, only one output signal is in high level and theother three output signals are in low level (i.e., have the logic value0).

Referring to FIG. 5 , four different logic states of the first inputvoltage IN<0> and the second input voltage IN<1> (IN<0>and IN<1> are 00,10, 01, 11) respectively indicate that the fifth output signal Y0′, thesixth output signal Y1′, the seventh output signal Y2′ and the eighthoutput signal Y3′ are in low level (i.e., have the logic value 0), andin each logic state, only one output signal is in low level and theother three output signals are in high level (i.e., have the logic value1).

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, the firstpower supply voltage signal V1 may be set as a low-level voltage signal(for example, a reference ground voltage signal), the second powersupply voltage signal V2 may be set as a high-level voltage signal, thefirst control signal may be a low-level voltage signal, and some of thenode voltages are low-level voltages and some are high-level voltagesaccording to the specific setting of the circuit.

The level shift circuit in an embodiment of the present applicationincludes: an input module 100, a control voltage generation module 200,and output control modules 300. The input module 100 is configured tooutput a first control signal according to a first power supply voltagesignal V1, a first input voltage IN<0>, a second input voltage IN<1>, aninverted voltage INB <0> of the first input voltage and an invertedvoltage INB<1> of the second input voltage that received. The controlvoltage generation module 200 is configured to receive the first controlsignal, and generate a plurality of node voltages according to the firstcontrol signal and a second power supply voltage signal V2. The outputcontrol modules 300 are configured to generate a first output signal Y0,a second output signal Y, a third output signal Y2 and a fourth outputsignal Y3 according to the node voltages and the first power supplyvoltage signal V1. Alternatively, the output control modules 300 areconfigured to generate a fifth output signal Y0′, a sixth output signalY1′, a seventh output signal Y2′ and an eighth output signal Y3′according to the second power supply voltage signal V2 and the nodevoltages. In an embodiment of the present application, the input module100 and the control voltage generation module 200 generate node voltagesaccording to an input voltage signal, and then control the outputcontrol modules 300 through the node voltages to generate outputvoltages. The output signals may not be overlapped during thetransitions between high and low levels due to delays of changes amongthe node voltages, thus the generation of short-circuit current whensome transistor switches in an analog-to-digital converter are turned onat the same time may be avoided. In addition, four different logicstates of the first input voltage IN<0> and the second input voltageIN<1> respectively indicate that the first output signal Y0, the secondoutput signal Yl, the third output signal Y2, and the fourth outputsignal Y3 are in high level, and in each logic state, only one outputsignal is in high level and the other three output signals are in lowlevel; and four different logic states of the first input voltage IN<0>and the second input voltage IN<1> respectively indicate that the fifthoutput signal Y0′, the sixth output signal Y1′, the seventh outputsignal Y2′ and the eighth output signal Y3′ are in low level, and ineach logic state, only one output signal is in low level and the otherthree output signals are in high level. Therefore, the level shiftcircuit in the embodiment of the present application has a decodingfunction, and thus the circuit structure of the digital-to-analogconverter can be simplified.

The level shift circuit in the embodiment of the present applicationincludes an N-type level shift circuit and a P-type level shift circuit.Each of the N-type level shift circuit and the P-type level shiftcircuit includes an input module 100, a control voltage generationmodule 200 and output control modules 300. The circuit elements andconnection relationships of the input module 100 and the control voltagegeneration module 200 included in the N-type level shift circuit are thesame as those of the input module 100 and the control voltage generationmodule 200 included in the P-type level shift circuit. The circuitconnection relationships of the output control modules 300 included inthe N-type level shift circuit are different from those of the outputcontrol modules 300 included in the P-type level shift circuit. Thecircuit elements and connection relationships of the N-type level shiftcircuit and the P-type level shift circuit in the embodiment of thepresent application will be described below in detail with reference tothe accompanying drawings.

In a specific embodiment, referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , for theN-type level shift circuit and the P-type level shift circuit, the inputmodule 100 includes a first input sub-module 110 and a second inputsub-module 120. The first input sub-module 110 includes a firsttransistor M1 and a second transistor M2. The first transistor M1 has afirst terminal connected to the first power supply voltage signalterminal (a port for outputting the first power supply voltage signalV1), a second terminal connected to the first first node PG0, and acontrol terminal connected to the first input voltage IN<0>. The secondtransistor M2 has a first terminal connected to the first power supplyvoltage signal terminal (a port for outputting the first power supplyvoltage signal V1), a second terminal connected to the second first nodePG1, and a control terminal connected to an inverted voltage INB <0>ofthe first input voltage. The second input sub-module 120 includes aseventh transistor M7 and an eighth transistor M8. The seventhtransistor M7 has a first terminal connected to the first power supplyvoltage signal terminal (a port for outputting the first power supplyvoltage signal V1), a second terminal connected to the third first nodeYP0, and a control terminal connected to the second input voltage IN<1>.The eighth transistor M8 has a first terminal connected to the firstpower supply voltage signal terminal (a port for outputting the firstpower supply voltage signal V1), a second terminal connected to thefourth first node YP1, and a control terminal connected to an invertedvoltage INB <1> of the second input voltage.

Still referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , for the N-type level shiftcircuit and the P-type level shift circuit, the control voltagegeneration module 200 includes a first bias unit 211, a second bias unit212, a first load unit 221 and a second load unit 222. The first biasunit 211 is configured to limit a voltage of the first first node PG0and a voltage of the second first node PG1, and the second bias unit 212is configured to limit a voltage of the third first node YP0 and avoltage of the fourth first node YP1. A conversion peak current of thelevel shift circuit itself is limited to reduce the power supply noise.Thus, the switching time between the output signal states is speeded up.Meanwhile, the circuit driving capability is improved and the robustnessof the level shift circuit is improved. The first load unit 221 isconfigured to control a voltage of the first second node R0 and avoltage of the second second node R1 according to the voltage of thefirst first node PG0 and the voltage of the second first node PG1. Thesecond load unit is configured to control a voltage of the third secondnode S0 and a voltage of the fourth second node S1 according to thevoltage of the third first node YP0 and the voltage of the fourth firstnode YP1.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the first bias unit 211includes: a third transistor M3 and a fourth transistor M4. The thirdtransistor M3 has a first terminal connected to the first first nodePG0, a second terminal connected to the first second node R0, and acontrol terminal connected to the first first node PG0 or a bias voltageterminal (a port for outputting a bias voltage VBP). The fourthtransistor M4 has a first terminal connected to the second first nodePG1, a second terminal connected to a second second node R1, and acontrol terminal connected to the second first node PG1 or a biasvoltage terminal (a port for outputting the bias voltage VBP).

The first load unit 221 includes a fifth transistor M5 and a sixthtransistor M6. The fifth transistor M5 has a first terminal connected tothe first second node RO, a control terminal connected to the secondfirst node PG1, and a second terminal connected to the second powersupply voltage signal terminal (a port for outputting the second powersupply voltage signal V2). The sixth transistor M6 has a first terminalconnected to the second second node R1, a control terminal connected tothe first first node PG0, and a second terminal connected to the secondpower supply voltage signal terminal (a port for outputting the secondpower supply voltage signal V2).

The second bias unit 212 includes a ninth transistor M9 and a tenthtransistor M10. The ninth transistor M9 has a first terminal connectedto the third first node YP0, a second terminal connected to the thirdsecond node S0, and a control terminal connected to the third first nodeYP0 or a bias voltage terminal (a port for outputting the bias voltageVBP). The tenth transistor M10 has a first terminal connected to thefourth first node YP1, a second terminal connected to a fourth secondnode 51, and a control terminal connected to the fourth first node YP1or a bias voltage terminal (a port for outputting the bias voltage VBP).

The second load unit 222 includes an eleventh transistor M11 and atwelfth transistor. The eleventh transistor M11 has a first terminalconnected to the third second node S0, a control terminal connected tothe fourth first node YP1, and a second terminal connected to the secondpower supply voltage signal terminal (a port for outputting the secondpower supply voltage signal V2). The twelfth transistor M12 has a firstterminal connected to the fourth second node S1, a control terminalconnected to the third first node YP0, and a second terminal connectedto the second power supply voltage signal terminal (a port foroutputting the second power supply voltage signal V2).

In a specific embodiment, referring to the N-type level shift circuitshown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the plurality of node voltages include aplurality of first node voltages (the first node includes PG0, PG1, YP0and YP1 in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 ) and a plurality of second node voltages(the second node includes R0, R1, S0 and S1 in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 ), andthe output control modules 300 includes a first output control module(311, 312, 313 and 314 in FIG. 6 ) and a second output control module(321, 322, 323 and 324 in FIG. 6 ).

The first output control module has first terminals respectivelyconnected to a first output node corresponding to the first outputsignal Y0, a second output node corresponding to the second outputsignal Y1, a third output node corresponding to the third output signalY2 and a fourth output node corresponding to the fourth output signalY3, second terminals connected to second nodes (R0, R1, S0 and S1)corresponding to the second node voltages or first nodes (PG0, PG1, YP0and YP1) corresponding to the first node voltages, and control terminalsconfigured to receive the second node voltages and cause, according tothe second node voltages, the first output node, the second output node,the third output node and the fourth output node to be input with thesecond node voltages or the first node voltages.

The second output control module has a first terminal connected to thefirst power supply voltage signal terminal (the port for outputting thefirst power supply voltage V1), second terminals respectively connectedto the first output node (the node corresponding to the first outputsignal Y0), the second output node (the node corresponding to the secondoutput signal Y1), the third output node (the node corresponding to thethird output signal Y2) and the fourth output node (the nodecorresponding to the fourth output signal Y3), and control terminalsconfigured to receive the first node voltages and cause, according tothe first node voltages, the first output node, the second output node,the third output node and the fourth output node to be input with thefirst power supply voltage signal V1.

In the N-type level shift circuit in the embodiment of the presentapplication, the first output control module causes, according to thesecond node voltages, the first output node (the node corresponding tothe first output signal Y0), the second output node (the nodecorresponding to the second output signal Y1), the third output node(the node corresponding to the third output signal Y2) and the fourthoutput node (the node corresponding to the fourth output signal Y3) tobe input with the second node voltages or the first node voltages,rather than being directly input with the second power supply voltagesignal V2; and the second output control module causes, according to thefirst node voltages, the first output node, the second output node, thethird output node and the fourth output node to be directly input withthe first power supply voltage signal V1. In this way, the changes ofthe output voltages from the first output node, the second output node,the third output node and the fourth output node have certain delays,and thus the output voltages may not be overlapped during thetransitions between high and low levels. The output waveform diagram ofthe N-type level shift circuit is shown in FIG. 9 . It can be seen fromFIG. 9 , the output signal of the N-type level shift circuit starts thetransition from the logic value 0 to the logic value 1 after thetransition from the logic value 1 to the logic value 0 finished duringthe transitions between high and low levels according to the embodimentof the present application. In this way, the overlapping of the outputsignals (referred to as the output voltages in the embodiment of thisapplication) during the transitions between high and low levels may beavoided, and thus the problem that interference may be introduced by thegeneration of short-circuit current in the DAC may be solved.

In an additional embodiment, referring to the N-type level shift circuitshown in FIG. 6 , the control terminal of the third transistor M3 isconnected to the first first node PG0, and the control terminal of thefourth transistor M4 is connected to the second first node PG1, thecontrol terminal of the ninth transistor M9 is connected to the thirdfirst node YP0, and the control terminal of the tenth transistor M10 isconnected to the fourth first node YP1; and the first output controlmodule includes a first first output control sub-module 311, a secondfirst output control sub-module 312, a third first output controlsub-module 313 and a fourth first output control sub-module 314.

The first first output control sub-module 311 includes a thirteenthtransistor M13 and a fourteenth transistor M14. The thirteenthtransistor M13 has a first terminal connected to the first output node(the node corresponding to the first output signal Y0), a secondterminal connected to a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor M14,and a control terminal connected to a second second node R1. Thefourteenth transistor M14 has a second terminal connected to a thirdsecond node S0, and a control terminal connected to a fourth second node51.

The second first output control sub-module 312 includes a fifteenthtransistor M15 and a sixteenth transistor M16. The fifteenth transistorM15 has a first terminal connected to the second output node (the nodecorresponding to the second output signal Y1), a second terminalconnected to a first terminal of the sixteenth transistor M16, and acontrol terminal connected to the fourth second node S1. The sixteenthtransistor M16 has a second terminal connected to the second second nodeR1, and a control terminal connected to a first second node R0.

The third first output control sub-module 313 includes a seventeenthtransistor M17 and an eighteenth transistor M18. The seventeenthtransistor M17 has a first terminal connected to the third output node(the node corresponding to the third output signal Y2), a secondterminal connected to a first terminal of the eighteenth transistor M18,and a control terminal connected to the third second node S0. Theeighteenth transistor M18 has a second terminal connected to the firstsecond node R0, and a control terminal connected to the second secondnode R1.

The fourth first output control sub-module 314 includes a nineteenthtransistor M19 and a twentieth transistor M20. The nineteenth transistorhas a first terminal connected to the fourth output node (the nodecorresponding to the fourth output signal Y3), a second terminalconnected to a first terminal of the twentieth transistor M20, and acontrol terminal connected to the first second node RO. The twentiethtransistor M20 has a second terminal connected to the fourth second node51, and a control terminal connected to the third second node S0.

In another additional embodiment, referring to FIG. 7 , the differencebetween FIG. 7 and FIG. 6 is that the control terminal of the thirdtransistor M3, the control terminal of the fourth transistor M4, thecontrol terminal of the ninth transistor M9 and the control terminal ofthe tenth transistor M10 each is connected to the bias voltage VBPterminal; and the second terminal of the fourteenth transistor M14 isconnected to the third first node YP0, the second terminal of thesixteenth transistor M16 is connected to the second first node PG1, thesecond terminal of the eighteenth transistor M18 is connected to thefirst first node PG0, and the second terminal of the twentiethtransistor M20 is connected to the fourth first node YP1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the second output controlmodule includes a first second output control sub-module 321, a secondsecond output control sub-module 322, a third second output controlsub-module 323, and a fourth second output control sub-module 324.

The first second output control sub-module 321 includes a twenty-firsttransistor M21 and a twenty-second transistor M22. A first terminal ofthe twenty-first transistor M21 and a first terminal of thetwenty-second transistor M22 are both connected to the first powersupply voltage signal terminal (the port for outputting the first powersupply voltage signal V1), a second terminal of the twenty-firsttransistor M21 and a second terminal of the twenty-second transistor M22are both connected to the first output node (a node corresponding to thefirst output signal Y0), a control terminal of the twenty-firsttransistor M21 is connected to the second first node PG1, and a controlterminal of the twenty-second transistor M22 is connected to the fourthfirst node YP1. The second second output control sub-module 322 includesa twenty-third transistor M23 and a twenty-fourth transistor M24. Afirst terminal of the twenty-third transistor M23 and a first terminalof the twenty-fourth transistor M24 are both connected to the firstpower supply voltage signal terminal (a port for outputting the firstpower supply voltage signal V1), a second terminal of the twenty-thirdtransistor M23 and a second terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor M24are both connected to the second output node (a node corresponding tothe second output signal Y1), a control terminal of the twenty-thirdtransistor M23 is connected to the first first node PG0, and a controlterminal of the twenty-fourth transistor M24 is connected to a fourthfirst node YP1. The third second output control sub-module 323 includesa twenty-fifth transistor M25 and a twenty-sixth transistor M26. A firstterminal of the twenty-fifth transistor M25 and a first terminal of thetwenty-sixth transistor M26 are both connected to the first power supplyvoltage signal terminal (a port for outputting the first power supplyvoltage signal V1), a second terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor M25and a second terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor M26 are bothconnected to the third output node (a node corresponding to the thirdoutput signal Y2), a control terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor M25is connected to the second first node PG1, and a control terminal of thetwenty-sixth transistor M26 is connected to the third first node YP0.The fourth second output control sub-module 324 includes atwenty-seventh transistor M27 and a twenty-eighth transistor M28. Afirst terminal of the twenty-seventh transistor M27 and a first terminalof the twenty-eighth transistor M28 are both connected to the firstpower supply voltage signal terminal (a port for outputting the firstpower supply voltage signal V1), a second terminal of the twenty-seventhtransistor M27 and a second terminal of the twenty-eighth transistor M28are both connected to the fourth output node (a node corresponding tothe fourth output signal Y3), a control terminal of the twenty-seventhtransistor M27 is connected to the first first node PG0, and a controlterminal of the twenty-eighth transistor M28 is connected to the thirdfirst node YP0.

Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , in the embodiment of the presentapplication, the logic state of the first power supply voltage signal V1is 0, and the logic state of the second power supply voltage signal V2is 1. When the logic state of the first input voltage IN<0> and thelogic state of the second input voltage IN<1> are both 0, the logicstate of the third first node YP0 is 1, the logic state of the fourthfirst node YP1 is 0, the logic state of the third second node S0 is 1,the logic state of the fourth second node S1 is 0, the logic state ofthe first first node PG0 is 1, the logic state of the second first nodePG1 is 0, the logic state of the first second node R0 is 1, the logicstate of the second second node R1 is 0, the logic state of the firstoutput signal Y0 is 1, and the logic states of the second output signalY1, the third output signal Y2 and the fourth output signal Y3 are all0.

Still referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , when the logic state of the firstinput voltage IN<0> is 1 and the logic state of the second input voltageIN<1> is 0, the logic state of the third first node YP0 is 1, the logicstate of the fourth first node YP1 is 0, the logic state of the thirdsecond node S0 is 1, the logic state of the fourth second node S1 is 0,the logic state of the first first node PG0 is 0, the logic state of thesecond first node PG1 is 1, the logic state of the first second node R0is 0, the logic state of the second second node R1 is 1, the logic stateof the second output signal Y1 is 1, and the logic states of the firstoutput signal Y0, the third output signal Y2 and the fourth outputsignal Y3 are all 0.

Still referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , when the logic state of the firstinput voltage IN<0> is 0 and the logic state of the second input voltageIN<1> is 1, the logic state of the third first node YP0 is 0, the logicstate of the fourth first node YP1 is 1, the logic state of the thirdsecond node S0 is 0, the logic state of the fourth second node S1 is 1,the logic state of the first first node PG0 is 1, the logic state of thesecond first node PG1 is 0, the logic state of the first second node R0is 1, the logic state of the second second node R1 is 0, the logic stateof the third output signal Y2 is 1, and the logic states of the firstoutput signal Y0, the second output signal Y1 and the fourth outputsignal Y3 are all 0.

Still referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , when the logic state of the firstinput voltage IN<0> and the logic state of the second input voltageIN<1> are both 1, the logic state of the third first node YP0 is 0, thelogic state of the fourth first node YP1 is 1, the logic state of thethird second node S0 is 0, the logic state of the fourth second node 51is 1, the logic state of the first first node PG0 is 0, the logic stateof the second first node PG1 is 1, the logic state of the first secondnode R0 is 0, the logic state of the second second node R1 is 1, thelogic state of the fourth output signal Y3 is 1, and the logic states ofthe first output signal YO , the third output signal Y2 and the secondoutput signal Y1 are all 0.

Therefore, the truth table of the N-type level shift circuit in theembodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. 8 . It can beseen from the truth table that the N-type level shift circuit hasfunctions similar to those of the 2-4 decoder, thus it has a decodingfunction. Therefore, when it is used to drive transistors of adigital-to-analog converter, the circuit structure of thedigital-to-analog converter can be simplified and the circuit layout canbe reduced.

In another specific embodiment, referring to the P-type level shiftcircuit shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , the plurality of node voltagesinclude a plurality of first node voltages (the first nodes include PG0,PG1, YP0 and YP1 in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 ) and a plurality of second nodevoltages (the second nodes include R0, R1, S0 and S1 in FIG. 10 and FIG.11 ), and the output control module 300 includes a third output controlmodule (331, 332, 333 and 314 in FIG. 10 ) and a fourth output controlmodule (341, 342, 343 and 344 in FIG. 10 ).

The third output control module has first terminals respectivelyconnected to a fifth output node corresponding to the fifth outputsignal Y0′, a sixth output node corresponding to the sixth output signalY1′, a seventh output node corresponding to the seventh output signalY2′ and an eighth output node corresponding to the eighth output signalY3′, a second terminal connected to a second power supply voltage signalV2 terminal, control terminals configured to receive the second nodevoltages (R0, R1, S0 and S1) and cause, according to the second nodevoltages, the fifth output node (Y0′), the sixth output node (Y1′), theseventh output node (Y2′) and the eighth output node (Y3′) to be inputwith the second power supply voltage signal V2.

The fourth output control module has first terminals connected to firstnodes (PG0, PG1, YP0 and YP1) corresponding to the first node voltages,second terminals respectively connected to the fifth output node (Y0′),the sixth output node (Y1′), the seventh output node (Y2′) and theeighth output node (Y3′), and control terminals configured to receivethe first node voltages (PG0, PG1, YP0 and YP1) and cause, according tothe first node voltages, the fifth output node (Y0′), the sixth outputnode (Y1′), the seventh output node (Y2′) and the eighth output node(Y3′) to be input with the first node voltages.

In the P-type level shift circuit in the embodiment of the presentapplication, the third output control module causes, according to thesecond node voltages, the fifth output node (Y0′), the sixth output node(Y1′), the seventh output node (Y2′) and the eighth output node (Y3′) tobe directly input with the second power supply voltage signal V2; andthe fourth output control module causes, according to the first nodevoltage, the fifth output node (Y0′), the sixth output node (Y1′), theseventh output node (Y2′) and the eighth output node (Y3′) to be imputedwith the first node voltages, rather than being directly input with thefirst power supply voltage signal V1. In this way, the drops of theoutput voltages Y1′, Y2′, Y3′, Y4′ have certain delays, as shown in FIG.13 . That is, the transition of the output voltage from the logic value0 to the logic value 1 occurs first, followed by the transition of theoutput voltage from the logic value 1 to the logic value 0. Thus, theoverlapping of the output voltages during the transitions between highand low levels, which may result in short-circuit in thedigital-to-analog conversion and noise interference, may be avoided.

Similarly, in another specific embodiment, referring to the P-type levelshift circuit shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , the third output controlmodule includes a first third output control sub-module 331, a secondthird output control sub-module 332, a third third output controlsub-module module 333 and a fourth third output control sub-module 334.The first third output control sub-module 331 includes a twenty-ninthtransistor M29 and a thirtieth transistor M30. First terminals of thetwenty-ninth transistor M29 and the thirtieth transistor M30 are bothconnected to the fifth output node Y0′, second terminals thereof areboth connected to the second power supply voltage signal V2 terminal,and control terminals thereof are respectively connected to the firstsecond node R0 and the third second node S0.

The second third output control sub-module 332 includes a thirty-firsttransistor M31 and a thirty-second transistor M32. First terminals ofthe thirty-first transistor M31 and the thirty-second transistor M32 areboth connected to the sixth output node Y1′, second terminals thereofare both connected to the second power supply voltage signal V2terminal, and control terminals thereof are respectively connected tothe second second node R1 and a third second node S0.

The third third output control sub-module 333 includes a thirty-thirdtransistor M33 and a thirty-fourth transistor M34. First terminals ofthe thirty-third transistor M33 and the thirty-fourth transistor M34 areboth connected to the seventh output node Y2′, second terminals thereofare both connected to the second power supply voltage signal V2terminal, and control terminals thereof are respectively connected tothe first second node R0 and a fourth second node 51.

The fourth third output control sub-module 334 includes a thirty-fifthtransistor M35 and a thirty-sixth transistor M36. First terminals of thethirty-fifth transistor M35 and the thirty-sixth transistor M36 are bothconnected to the eighth output node Y3′, second terminals thereof areboth connected to the second power supply voltage signal V2 terminal,and control terminals thereof are respectively connected to the secondsecond node R1 and a fourth second node S1.

Further, referring to the P-type level shift circuit shown in FIG. 10and FIG. 11 , the fourth output control module includes a first fourthoutput control sub-module 341, a second fourth output control sub-module342, a third fourth output control sub-module 343, and a fourth fourthoutput control sub-module 344.

The first fourth output control sub-module 341 includes a thirty-seventhtransistor M37 and a thirty-eighth transistor M38. The thirty-seventhtransistor M37 has a first terminal connected to the fourth first nodeYP1, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of thethirty-eighth transistor M38, and a control terminal connected to thethird first node YP0. The thirty-eighth transistor M38 has a secondterminal connected to the fifth output node YP0', and a control terminalconnected to the first first node PG0.

The second fourth output control sub-module 342 includes a thirty-ninthtransistor M39 and a fortieth transistor M40. The thirty-ninthtransistor M39 has a first terminal connected to the first first nodePG0, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of the fortiethtransistor M40, and a control terminal connected to the second firstnode PG1. The fortieth transistor M40 has a second terminal connected tothe sixth output node Y1′, and a control terminal connected to the thirdfirst node YP0.

The third fourth output control sub-module 343 includes a forty-firsttransistor M41 and a forty-second transistor M42. The forty-firsttransistor M41 has a first terminal connected to the second first nodePG1, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of the forty-secondtransistor M42, and a control terminal connected to the first first nodePG0. The forty-second transistor M42 has a second terminal connected tothe seventh output node Y2′, and a control terminal connected to thefourth first node YP1.

The fourth fourth output control sub-module 344 includes a forty-thirdtransistor M43 and a forty-fourth transistor M44. The forty-thirdtransistor M43 has a first terminal connected to the third first nodeYP0, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of the forty-fourthtransistor M44, and a control terminal connected to the fourth firstnode YP1. The forty-fourth transistor M44 has a second terminalconnected to the eighth output node Y3′, and a control terminalconnected to the second first node PG1.

Referring to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , in the embodiment of the presentapplication, the logic state of the first power supply voltage signal V1is 0, and the logic state of the second power supply voltage signal V2is 1. When the logic state of the first input voltage IN<0> and thelogic state of the second input voltage IN<1> are both 0, the logicstate of the third first node YP0 is 1, the logic state of the fourthfirst node YP1 is 0, the logic state of the third second node S0 is 1,the logic state of the fourth second node Si is 0, the logic state ofthe first first node PG0 is 1, the logic state of the second first nodePG1 is 0, the logic state of the first second node R0 is 1, the logicstate of the second second node R1 is 0, the logic state of the fifthoutput signal Y0′ is 0, and the logic states of the sixth output signalY1′, the seventh output signal Y2′ and the eighth output signal Y3′ areall 1.

Still referring to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , when the logic state of thefirst input voltage IN<0> and the logic state of the second inputvoltage IN<1> are both 0, the logic state of the third first node YP0 is1, the logic state of the fourth first node YP1 is 0, the logic state ofthe third second node S0 is 1, the logic state of the fourth second node51 is 0, the logic state of the first first node PG0 is 0, the logicstate of the second first node PG1 is 1, the logic state of the firstsecond node R0 is 0, the logic state of the second second node R1 is 1,the logic state of the sixth output signal Y1′ is 0, and the logicstates of the fifth output signal Y0′, the seventh output signal Y2′ andthe eighth output signal Y3′ are all 1.

Still referring to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , when the logic state of thefirst input voltage IN<0> is 0 and the logic state of the second inputvoltage IN<1> is 1, the logic state of the third first node YP0 is 0,the logic state of the fourth first node YP1 is 1, the logic state ofthe third second node S0 is 0, the logic state of the fourth second nodeS1 is 1, the logic state of the first first node PG0 is 1, the logicstate of the second first node PG1 is 0, the logic state of the firstsecond node R0 is 1, the logic state of the second second node R1 is 0,the logic state of the seventh output signal Y2′ is 0, and the logicstates of the fifth output signal Y0′, the sixth output signal Y1′ andthe eighth output signal Y3′ are all 1.

Still referring to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , when the logic state of thefirst input voltage IN<0>and the logic state of the second input voltageIN<1> are both 1, the logic state of the third first node YP0 is 0, thelogic state of the fourth first node YP1 is 1, the logic state of thethird second node S0 is 0, the logic state of the fourth second node S1is 1, the logic state of the first first node PG0 is 0, the logic stateof the second first node PG1 is 1, the logic state of the first secondnode R0 is 0, the logic state of the second second node R1 is 1, thelogic state of the eighth output signal Y3′ is 0, and the logic statesof the fifth output signal Y0′, the sixth output signal Y1′ and theseventh output signal Y2′ are all 1.

Therefore, the truth table of the P-type level shift circuit in theembodiment of the present application is shown in FIG. 12 . It can beseen from the truth table that the P-type level shift circuit hasfunctions similar to those of the 2-4 decoder, thus it has a decodingfunction. Therefore, when it is used to drive transistors of adigital-to-analog converter, the circuit structure of thedigital-to-analog converter can be simplified and the circuit layout canbe reduced.

For specific implementation, referring to FIG. 6 , FIG. 7 , FIG. 10 andFIG. 11 , M1-M2, M7-M8, M21-M28, M37-M44 may be provided as high-voltageN-type MOS transistors, and M3-M6, M9-M12, M13-M20, M29-M36 may beprovided as high-voltage P-type MOS transistors, and those skilled inthe art can select the type of transistors M1-M44 according to actualdesign requirements.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present application provides anintegrated circuit, including the above-mentioned level shift circuit.The integrated circuit further includes: a digital-to-analog converter.The output signal from the level shift circuit in the embodiment of thepresent application is used to control transistors in thedigital-to-analog converter to be turned on or off. The integratedcircuit has the same beneficial effects as the level shift circuit,which will not be repeated here.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present application provides anelectronic device including the above-mentioned integrated circuit. Theelectronic device has the same beneficial effects as the above-mentionedintegrated circuit, which will not be repeated here.

Specifically, the electronic device in the embodiment of the presentapplication may be a display, or may be other devices integrated withthe above-mentioned integrated circuit.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present applicationhave the following beneficial effects.

The level shift circuit in the embodiment of the present applicationcomprises: an input module, configured to output a first control signalaccording to a first power supply voltage signal, a first input voltage,a second input voltage, an inverted voltage of the first input voltageand an inverted voltage of the second input voltage that received; acontrol voltage generation module, configured to receive the firstcontrol signal, and generate a plurality of node voltages according tothe first control signal and the second power supply voltage signal; andoutput control modules, configured to generate a first output signal, asecond output signal, a third output signal and a fourth output signalaccording to the node voltages and the first power supply voltagesignal, or generate a fifth output signal, a sixth output signal, aseventh output signal, and an eighth output signal according to thesecond power supply voltage signal and the node voltages. In theembodiment of the present application, the input module and the controlvoltage generation module generate node voltages according to an inputvoltage signal, and then control output control modules through the nodevoltages to generate output voltages. The output signals may not beoverlapped during the transitions between high and low levels due todelays of changes among the node voltages. Therefore, the generation ofshort-circuit current when some transistor switches in ananalog-to-digital converter are turned on at the same time may beavoided. In addition, four different logic states of the first inputvoltage and the second input voltage respectively indicate that thefirst output signal, the second output signal, the third output signal,and the fourth output signal are in high level, and in each logic state,only one output signal is in high level and the other three outputsignals are in low level; and four different logic states of the firstinput voltage and the second input voltage respectively indicate thatthe fifth output signal, the sixth output signal, the seventh outputsignal, and the eighth output signal are in low level, and in each logicstate, only one output signal is in low level and the other three outputsignals are in high level. Therefore, the level shift circuit in theembodiment of the present application has a decoding function, and thusthe circuit structure of the digital-to-analog converter may besimplified.

It may be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that theoperations, methods, steps in the flows, measures and solutions alreadydiscussed in the present application may be alternated, changed,combined or deleted. Further, the operations, methods, other steps inthe flows, measures and solutions already discussed in the presentapplication may also be alternated, changed, rearranged, decomposed,combined or deleted.

In the description of the present application, it should be understoodthat orientations or location relationships indicated by terms such as“center”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”,“horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside” and “outside” are orientationsand location relationships illustrated in the accompanying drawings,merely for ease of describing the present application and simplifyingthe description, rather than to indicate or imply that the stateddevices or elements must have a specific orientation and be constructedand operated in a specific orientation, and shall not be regarded as anylimitation to the present application.

The terms “first” and “second” are simply used for the purpose ofdescription, and should not be regarded as indicating or implyingrelative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicatedtechnical features. Therefore, the features defined as “first” and“second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of thefeatures. In the description of the present application, unlessspecifically stated otherwise, “a plurality of” means “two” or “morethan two”.

In the description, the specific features, structures, materials, orcharacteristics may be combined in a proper manner in any one or moreembodiments or examples.

It should be understood that although the steps in the flowchart shownin the drawings are sequentially displayed by following the arrows,these steps are not necessarily performed in the order indicated by thearrows. Unless explicitly stated herein, the execution order of thesesteps is not strictly limited, and they can be performed in otherorders. Moreover, at least some of the steps in the flowcharts shown inthe drawings may include multiple sub-steps or multiple stages. Thesesub-steps or stages are not necessarily performed at the same time, andinstead, may be performed at different moments. The sub-steps or stagesare not necessarily performed sequentially, and instead, may beperformed in turn or alternately with other steps or at least some ofthe sub-steps or stages of other steps.

The foregoing descriptions are merely some implementations of thepresent application. It should be noted that, to a person of ordinaryskill in the art, various improvements and modifications may be madewithout departing from the principle of the present application, andthese improvements and modifications shall be deemed as falling into theprotection scope of the present application.

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100: input module; 200: control voltage generation module; 300: outputcontrol module; 110: first input sub-module; 120: second inputsub-module; 211: first bias unit; 212: second bias unit; 221: first loadunit; 222: second load unit; 311: first first output control sub-module;312: second first output control sub-module; 313: third first outputcontrol sub-module; 314: fourth first output control sub-module; 321:first second output control sub-module; 322: second second outputcontrol sub-module; 323: third second output control sub-module; 324:fourth second output control sub-module module; 331: first third outputcontrol sub-module; 332 : second third output control sub-module; 333 :third third output control sub-module; 334: fourth third output controlsub-module; 341: first fourth output control sub-module; 342: secondfourth output control sub-module; 343: third fourth output controlsub-module; 344: fourth fourth output control sub-module.

What is claimed is:
 1. A level shift circuit, comprising: an inputmodule, configured to output a first control signal according to a firstpower supply voltage signal, a first input voltage, a second inputvoltage, an inverted voltage of the first input voltage and an invertedvoltage of the second input voltage that received; a control voltagegeneration module, configured to receive the first control signal andgenerate a plurality of node voltages according to the first controlsignal and a second power supply voltage signal; and output controlmodules, configured to generate a first output signal, a second outputsignal, a third output signal and a fourth output signal according tothe node voltages and the first power supply voltage signal; or generatea fifth output signal, a sixth output signal, a seventh output signal,and an eighth output signal according to the second power supply voltagesignal and the node voltages; wherein four different logic states of thefirst input voltage and the second input voltage respectively indicatethat the first output signal, the second output signal, the third outputsignal, and the fourth output signal are in high level, and in eachlogic state, only one output signal is in high level and the other threeoutput signals are in low level; and four different logic states of thefirst input voltage and the second input voltage respectively indicatethat the fifth output signal, the sixth output signal, the seventhoutput signal, and the eighth output signal are in low level, and ineach logic state, only one output signal is in low level and the otherthree output signals are in high level.
 2. The level shift circuitaccording to claim 1, wherein the plurality of node voltages comprise aplurality of first node voltages and a plurality of second nodevoltages, and the output control modules comprise a first output controlmodule and a second output control module; the first output controlmodule has first terminals respectively connected to a first output nodecorresponding to the first output signal, a second output nodecorresponding to the second output signal, a third output nodecorresponding to the third output signal and a fourth output nodecorresponding to the fourth output signal, and second terminalsconnected to second nodes corresponding to the second node voltages orfirst nodes corresponding to the first node voltages, and a controlterminal configured to receive the second node voltages and cause,according to the second node voltages, the first output node, the secondoutput node, the third output node and the fourth output node to beinput with the second node voltages or the first node voltages; and thesecond output control module has a first terminal connected to a firstpower supply voltage signal terminal, and second terminals respectivelyconnected to the first output node, the second output node, the thirdoutput node and the fourth output node and a control terminal configuredto receive the first node voltage and cause, according to the first nodevoltages, the first output node, the second output node, the thirdoutput node and the fourth output node to be input with the first powersupply voltage signal.
 3. The level shift circuit according to claim 1,wherein the plurality of node voltages comprise a plurality of firstnode voltages and a plurality of second node voltages, and the outputcontrol module comprises a third output control module and a fourthoutput control module; the third output control module has firstterminals respectively connected to a fifth output node corresponding tothe fifth output signal, a sixth output node corresponding to the sixthoutput signal, a seventh output node corresponding to the seventh outputsignal and an eighth output node corresponding to the eighth outputsignal, and a second terminal connected to a second power supply voltagesignal terminal and a control terminal configured to receive the secondnode voltages and cause, according to the second node voltages, thefifth output node, the sixth output node, the seventh output node andthe eighth output node to be input with the second power supply voltagesignal; and the fourth output control module have first terminalsconnected to first nodes corresponding to the first node voltages, andsecond terminals respectively connected to the fifth output node, thesixth output node, the seventh output node and the eighth output nodeand a control terminal configured to receive the first node voltages andcause, according to the first node voltages, the fifth output node, thesixth output node, the seventh output node and the eighth output node tobe input with the first node voltages.
 4. The level shift circuitaccording to claim 2, wherein the input module comprises a first inputsub-module and a second input sub-module; the first input sub-modulecomprises a first transistor and a second transistor; the firsttransistor has a first terminal connected to the first power supplyvoltage signal terminal, a second terminal connected to a first one ofthe first nodes, and a control terminal connected to the first inputvoltage; the second transistor has a first terminal connected to thefirst power supply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal connectedto a second one of the first nodes, and a control terminal connected toan inverted voltage of the first input voltage; the second inputsub-module comprises a seventh transistor and an eighth transistor; theseventh transistor has a first terminal connected to the first powersupply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal connected to a thirdone of the first nodes, and a control terminal connected to the secondinput voltage; and the eighth transistor has a first terminal connectedto the first power supply voltage signal terminal, a second terminalconnected to a fourth one of the first nodes, and a control terminalconnected to an inverted voltage of the second input voltage.
 5. Thelevel shift circuit according to claim 3, wherein the input modulecomprises a first input sub-module and a second input sub-module; thefirst input sub-module comprises a first transistor and a secondtransistor; the first transistor has a first terminal connected to thefirst power supply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal connectedto a first one of the first nodes, and a control terminal connected tothe first input voltage; the second transistor has a first terminalconnected to the first power supply voltage signal terminal, a secondterminal connected to a second one of the first nodes, and a controlterminal connected to an inverted voltage of the first input voltage;the second input sub-module comprises a seventh transistor and an eighthtransistor; the seventh transistor has a first terminal connected to thefirst power supply voltage signal terminal, a second terminal connectedto a third one of the first nodes, and a control terminal connected tothe second input voltage; and the eighth transistor has a first terminalconnected to the first power supply voltage signal terminal, a secondterminal connected to a fourth one of the first nodes, and a controlterminal connected to an inverted voltage of the second input voltage.6. The level shift circuit according to claim 4, wherein the controlvoltage generation module comprises a first bias unit, a second biasunit, a first load unit and a second load unit; the first bias unit isconfigured to limit voltages of the first one of the first nodes and thesecond one of the first node, and the second bias unit is configured tolimit voltages of the third one of the first nodes and the fourth one ofthe first nodes; the first load unit is configured to control voltagesof a first one of the second nodes and a second one of the second nodesaccording to the voltages of the first one of the first nodes and thesecond one of the first nodes; and the second load unit is configured tocontrol voltages of a third one of the second node and a fourth one ofthe second nodes according to the voltages of the third one of the firstnodes and the fourth one of the first nodes.
 7. The level shift circuitaccording to claim 6, wherein the first bias unit comprises a thirdtransistor and a fourth transistor; the third transistor has a firstterminal connected to the first one of the first nodes, a secondterminal connected to the first one of the second nodes, and a controlterminal connected to the first one of the first nodes or a bias voltageterminal; and the fourth transistor has a first terminal connected tothe second one of the first nodes, a second terminal connected to thesecond one of the second nodes, and a control terminal connected to thesecond one of the first nodes or the bias voltage terminal; the firstload unit comprises a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor; the fifthtransistor has a first terminal connected to the first one of the secondnodes, a control terminal connected to the second one of the firstnodes, and a second terminal connected to the second power supplyvoltage signal terminal; and the sixth transistor has a first terminalconnected to the second one of the second nodes, a control terminalconnected to the first one of the first nodes, and a second terminalconnected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal; the secondbias unit comprises a ninth transistor and a tenth transistor; the ninthtransistor has a first terminal connected to the third one of the firstnodes, a second terminal connected to the third one of the second nodes,and a control terminal connected to the third one of the first nodes orthe bias voltage terminal; and the tenth transistor has a first terminalconnected to the fourth one of the first nodes, a second terminalconnected to the fourth one of the second nodes, and a control terminalconnected to the fourth one of the first nodes or the bias voltageterminal; the second load unit comprises an eleventh transistor and atwelfth transistor; and the eleventh transistor has a first terminalconnected to the third one of the second nodes, a control terminalconnected to the fourth one of the first nodes, and a second terminalconnected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal; and thetwelfth transistor has a first terminal connected to the fourth one ofthe second nodes, a control terminal connected to the third one of thefirst nodes, and a second terminal connected to the second power supplyvoltage signal terminal.
 8. The level shift circuit according to claim5, wherein the control voltage generation module comprises a first biasunit, a second bias unit, a first load unit and a second load unit; thefirst bias unit is configured to limit voltages of the first one of thefirst nodes and the second one of the first node, and the second biasunit is configured to limit voltages of the third one of the first nodesand the fourth one of the first nodes; the first load unit is configuredto control voltages of a first one of the second nodes and a second oneof the second nodes according to the voltages of the first one of thefirst nodes and the second one of the first nodes; and the second loadunit is configured to control voltages of a third one of the second nodeand a fourth one of the second nodes according to the voltages of thethird one of the first nodes and the fourth one of the first nodes. 9.The level shift circuit according to claim 8, wherein the first biasunit comprises a third transistor and a fourth transistor; the thirdtransistor has a first terminal connected to the first one of the firstnodes, a second terminal connected to the first one of the second nodes,and a control terminal connected to the first one of the first nodes ora bias voltage terminal; and the fourth transistor has a first terminalconnected to the second one of the first nodes, a second terminalconnected to the second one of the second nodes, and a control terminalconnected to the second one of the first nodes or the bias voltageterminal; the first load unit comprises a fifth transistor and a sixthtransistor; the fifth transistor has a first terminal connected to thefirst one of the second nodes, a control terminal connected to thesecond one of the first nodes, and a second terminal connected to thesecond power supply voltage signal terminal; and the sixth transistorhas a first terminal connected to the second one of the second nodes, acontrol terminal connected to the first one of the first nodes, and asecond terminal connected to the second power supply voltage signalterminal; the second bias unit comprises a ninth transistor and a tenthtransistor; the ninth transistor has a first terminal connected to thethird one of the first nodes, a second terminal connected to the thirdone of the second nodes, and a control terminal connected to the thirdone of the first nodes or the bias voltage terminal; and the tenthtransistor has a first terminal connected to the fourth one of the firstnodes, a second terminal connected to the fourth one of the secondnodes, and a control terminal connected to the fourth one of the firstnodes or the bias voltage terminal; the second load unit comprises aneleventh transistor and a twelfth transistor; and the eleventhtransistor has a first terminal connected to the third one of the secondnodes, a control terminal connected to the fourth one of the firstnodes, and a second terminal connected to the second power supplyvoltage signal terminal; and the twelfth transistor has a first terminalconnected to the fourth one of the second nodes, a control terminalconnected to the third one of the first nodes, and a second terminalconnected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal.
 10. Thelevel shift circuit according to claim 2, wherein the first outputcontrol module comprises a first first output control sub-module, asecond first output control sub-module, a third first output controlsub-module module and a fourth first output control sub-module; thefirst first output control sub-module comprises a thirteenth transistorand a fourteenth transistor; the thirteenth transistor has a firstterminal connected to the first output node, a second terminal connectedto a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor, and a control terminalconnected to a second one of the second nodes; and the fourteenthtransistor has a second terminal connected to a third one of the secondnodes, and a control terminal connected to a fourth one of the secondnodes; the second first output control sub-module comprises a fifteenthtransistor and a sixteenth transistor; the fifteenth transistor has afirst terminal connected to the second output node, a second terminalconnected to a first terminal of the sixteenth transistor, and a controlterminal t connected to the fourth one of the second nodes; and thesixteenth transistor has a second terminal connected to the second oneof the second nodes, and a control terminal connected to a first one ofthe second nodes; the third first output control sub-module comprises aseventeenth transistor and an eighteenth transistor; the seventeenthtransistor has a first terminal connected to the third output node, asecond terminal connected to a first terminal of the eighteenthtransistor, and a control terminal connected to the third one of thesecond nodes; and the eighteenth transistor has a second terminalconnected to the first one of the second nodes, and a control terminalconnected to the second one of the second nodes; the fourth first outputcontrol sub-module comprises a nineteenth transistor and a twentiethtransistor; and the nineteenth transistor has a first terminal connectedto the fourth output node, a second terminal connected to a firstterminal of the twentieth transistor, and a control terminal connectedto the first one of the second nodes; and the twentieth transistor has asecond terminal connected to the fourth one of the second nodes, and acontrol terminal connected to the third one of the second nodes.
 11. Thelevel shift circuit according to claim 2, wherein the first outputcontrol module comprises a first first output control sub-module, asecond first output control sub-module, a third first output controlsub-module module and a fourth first output control sub-module; thefirst first output control sub-module comprises a thirteenth transistorand a fourteenth transistor; the thirteenth transistor has a firstterminal connected to the first output node, a second terminal connectedto a first terminal of the fourteenth transistor, and a control terminalconnected to a second one of the second nodes; and the fourteenthtransistor has a second terminal connected to a third one of the firstnodes, and a control terminal connected to a fourth one of the secondnodes; the second first output control sub-module comprises a fifteenthtransistor and a sixteenth transistor; the fifteenth transistor has afirst terminal connected to the second output node, a second terminalconnected to a first terminal of the sixteenth transistor, and a controlterminal connected to the fourth one of the second nodes; and thesixteenth transistor has a second terminal connected to a second one ofthe first nodes, and a control terminal connected to a first one of thesecond nodes; the third first output control sub-module comprises aseventeenth transistor and an eighteenth transistor; the seventeenthtransistor has a first terminal connected to the third output node, asecond terminal connected to a first terminal of the eighteenthtransistor, and a control terminal connected to a third one of thesecond nodes; and a second terminal of the eighteenth transistor isconnected to a first one of the first nodes, and a control terminalconnected to the second one of the second nodes; the fourth first outputcontrol sub-module comprises a nineteenth transistor and a twentiethtransistor; and the nineteenth transistor has a first terminal connectedto the fourth output node, a second terminal connected to a firstterminal of the twentieth transistor, and a control terminal connectedto the first one of the second nodes; and the twentieth transistor has asecond terminal connected to a fourth one of the first nodes, and acontrol terminal connected to the third one of the second nodes.
 12. Thelevel shift circuit according to claim 10, wherein the second outputcontrol module comprises a first second output control sub-module, asecond second output control sub-module, a third second output controlsub-module, and a fourth second output control sub-module; the firstsecond output control sub-module comprises a twenty-first transistor anda twenty-second transistor; a first terminal of the twenty-firsttransistor and a first terminal of the twenty-second transistor are bothconnected to the first power supply voltage signal terminal, a secondterminal of the twenty-first transistor and a second terminal of thetwenty-second transistor are both connected to the first output node, acontrol terminal of the twenty-first transistor is connected to a secondone of the first nodes, and a control terminal of the twenty-secondtransistor is connected to the fourth one of the first nodes; the secondsecond output control sub-module comprises a twenty-third transistor anda twenty-fourth transistor; a first terminal of the twenty-thirdtransistor and a first terminal of the twenty-fourth transistor are bothconnected to the first power supply voltage signal terminal, a secondterminal of the twenty-third transistor and a second terminal of thetwenty-fourth transistor are both connected to the second output node, acontrol terminal of the twenty-third transistor is connected to a firstone of the first nodes, and a control terminal of the twenty-fourthtransistor is connected to the fourth one of the first nodes; the thirdsecond output control sub-module comprises a twenty-fifth transistor anda twenty-sixth transistor; a first terminal of the twenty-fifthtransistor and a first terminal of the twenty-sixth transistor are bothconnected to the first power supply voltage signal terminal, a secondterminal of the twenty-fifth transistor and a second terminal of thetwenty-sixth transistor are both connected to the third output node, acontrol terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor is connected to thesecond one of the first nodes, and a control terminal of thetwenty-sixth transistor is connected to the third one of the firstnodes; the fourth second output control sub-module comprises atwenty-seventh transistor and a twenty-eighth transistor; and a firstterminal of the twenty-seventh transistor and a first terminal of thetwenty-eighth transistor are both connected to the first power supplyvoltage signal terminal, a second terminal of the twenty-seventhtransistor and a second terminal of the twenty-eighth transistor areboth connected to the fourth output node, a control terminal of thetwenty-seventh transistor is connected to the first one of the firstnodes, and a control terminal of the twenty-eighth transistor isconnected to the third one of the first nodes.
 13. The level shiftcircuit according to claim 11, wherein the second output control modulecomprises a first second output control sub-module, a second secondoutput control sub-module, a third second output control sub-module, anda fourth second output control sub-module; the first second outputcontrol sub-module comprises a twenty-first transistor and atwenty-second transistor; a first terminal of the twenty-firsttransistor and a first terminal of the twenty-second transistor are bothconnected to the first power supply voltage signal terminal, a secondterminal of the twenty-first transistor and a second terminal of thetwenty-second transistor are both connected to the first output node, acontrol terminal of the twenty-first transistor is connected to thesecond one of the first nodes, and a control terminal of thetwenty-second transistor is connected to the fourth one of the firstnodes; the second second output control sub-module comprises atwenty-third transistor and a twenty-fourth transistor; a first terminalof the twenty-third transistor and a first terminal of the twenty-fourthtransistor are both connected to the first power supply voltage signalterminal, a second terminal of the twenty-third transistor and a secondterminal of the twenty-fourth transistor are both connected to thesecond output node, a control terminal of the twenty-third transistor isconnected to the first one of the first nodes, and a control terminal ofthe twenty-fourth transistor is connected to the fourth one of the firstnodes; the third second output control sub-module comprises atwenty-fifth transistor and a twenty-sixth transistor; a first terminalof the twenty-fifth transistor and a first terminal of the twenty-sixthtransistor are both connected to the first power supply voltage signalterminal, a second terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor and a secondterminal of the twenty-sixth transistor are both connected to the thirdoutput node, a control terminal of the twenty-fifth transistor isconnected to the second one of the first nodes, and a control terminalof the twenty-sixth transistor is connected to the third one of thefirst nodes; the fourth second output control sub-module comprises atwenty-seventh transistor and a twenty-eighth transistor; and a firstterminal of the twenty-seventh transistor and a first terminal of thetwenty-eighth transistor are both connected to the first power supplyvoltage signal terminal, a second terminal of the twenty-seventhtransistor and a second terminal of the twenty-eighth transistor areboth connected to the fourth output node, a control terminal of thetwenty-seventh transistor is connected to the first one of the firstnodes, and a control terminal of the twenty-eighth transistor isconnected to the third one of the first nodes.
 14. The level shiftcircuit according to claim 3, wherein the third output control modulecomprises a first third output control sub-module, a second third outputcontrol sub-module, a third third output control sub-module module and afourth third output control sub-module; the first third output controlsub-module comprises a twenty-ninth transistor and a thirtiethtransistor; the twenty-ninth transistor and the thirtieth transistorhave first terminals each connected to the fifth output node, secondterminals each connected to the second power supply voltage signalterminal, and control terminals respectively connected to a first one ofthe second nodes and a third one of the second nodes; the second thirdoutput control sub-module comprises a thirty-first transistor and athirty-second transistor; the thirty-first transistor and thethirty-second transistor have first terminals each connected to thesixth output node, second terminals each connected to the second powersupply voltage signal terminal, and control terminals respectivelyconnected to a second one of the second nodes and a third one of thesecond nodes; the third third output control sub-module comprises athirty-third transistor and a thirty-fourth transistor; the thirty-thirdtransistor and the thirty-fourth transistor have first terminals eachconnected to the seventh output node, second terminals each connected tothe second power supply voltage signal terminal, and control terminalsrespectively connected to the first one of the second nodes and a fourthone of the second nodes; the fourth third output control sub-modulecomprises a thirty-fifth transistor and a thirty-sixth transistor; andthe thirty-fifth transistor and the thirty-sixth transistor have firstterminals each connected to the eighth output node, second terminalseach connected to the second power supply voltage signal terminal, andcontrol terminals respectively connected to the second one of the secondnodes and the fourth one of the second nodes.
 15. The level shiftcircuit according to claim 14, wherein the fourth output control modulecomprises a first fourth output control sub-module, a second fourthoutput control sub-module, a third fourth output control sub-modulemodule, and a fourth fourth output control sub-module; the first fourthoutput control sub-module comprises a thirty-seventh transistor and athirty-eighth transistor; the thirty-seventh transistor has a firstterminal connected to a fourth one of the first nodes, a second terminalconnected to a first terminal of the thirty-eighth transistor, and acontrol terminal connected to a third one of the first nodes; and thethirty-eighth transistor has a second terminal connected to the fifthoutput node, and a control terminal connected to a first one of thefirst nodes; the second fourth output control sub-module comprises athirty-ninth transistor and a fortieth transistor; the thirty-ninthtransistor has a first terminal connected to the first one of the firstnodes, a second terminal connected to a first terminal of the fortiethtransistor, and a control terminal connected to a second one of thefirst nodes; and the fortieth transistor has a second terminal connectedto the sixth output node, and a control terminal connected to the thirdone of the first nodes; the third fourth output control sub-modulecomprises a forty-first transistor and a forty-second transistor; theforty-first transistor has a first terminal connected to the second oneof the first nodes, a second terminal connected to a first terminal ofthe forty-second transistor, and a control terminal connected to thefirst one of the first nodes; and the forty-second transistor has asecond terminal connected to the sixth output node, and a controlterminal connected to the fourth one of the first nodes; and the fourthfourth output control sub-module comprises a forty-third transistor anda forty-fourth transistor; the forty-third transistor has a firstterminal connected to the third one of the first nodes, a secondterminal connected to a first terminal of the forty-fourth transistor,and a control terminal connected to the fourth one of the first nodes;the forty-fourth transistor has a second terminal connected to the sixthoutput node, and a control terminal connected to the second one of thefirst nodes.
 16. An integrated circuit, comprising the level shiftcircuit according to claim 1, further comprising a digital-to-analogconverter; and an output signal from the level shift circuit is used tocontrol transistors in the digital-to-analog converter to be turned onor off.
 17. An electronic device, comprising the integrated circuitaccording to claim 16.